tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post6687905330622828714..comments2024-03-26T20:19:35.180-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Putting A Myth To BedOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-33238750975478542882011-08-13T17:37:42.878-04:002011-08-13T17:37:42.878-04:00The people who are responsible for this mess, ck, ...The people who are responsible for this mess, ck, have worked very hard to convince the gullible that the problem is debt, not unemployment.<br /><br />The best way to do that is to scapegoat the unemployed.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-61556528212945564182011-08-13T17:10:41.662-04:002011-08-13T17:10:41.662-04:00I also love another new rationalization from right...I also love another new rationalization from right winged talk radio hosts, bloggers and pundits, when they're talking about the riots in Britain: the social safety nets have gotten too big and have caused this economic debt crisis. They say that the poor have not learned how to be self-reliant and they go on and on with relish, almost a sadistic tone, really. <br /><br />I've also heard some blame 'greedy public sector workers and their even greedier unions' for the economic crisis. <br /><br />Anything goes in this blame game but the actual culprit--a deregulated banking system in the US, runaway corporate greed and predatory loans. I fear that the scapegoating of the poor and the working class will continue and the actual culprits will always remain blameless, even if Moody's drops the other shoe.ckhttp://sistersagesmusings.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-1351786369648802412011-08-13T14:37:56.098-04:002011-08-13T14:37:56.098-04:00I agree with you, Philip. They're written from...I agree with you, Philip. They're written from a Canadian perspective, but they both show a cogent grasp of the problem.<br /><br />The bigger problem, though, is that Americans can't agree on what's happening and why. The rest of us can only watch from the sidelines and scratch our heads.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-26419057948076367172011-08-13T13:36:54.031-04:002011-08-13T13:36:54.031-04:00I read these article this morning and they seemed ...I read these article this morning and they seemed "right on".Tossing Pebbles in the Streamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354065895900279070noreply@blogger.com